Meet the Gamers

Greetings, friends! 



We are the Alabama Paduganans, a family of young (and young at heart) gamers who look forward to sharing our fun with you in 2019 and beyond.  Here are some tidbits about our contributors and things we each enjoy:

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(from left) Gabriel, Benjamin, Genevieve, and Isaiah on a hike and picnic lunch

Isaiah ('Saiah')
Age: 9
Color: Blue
Food: Mac and Cheese
Book: The Magic Treehouse series
Music: the Beatles
Movie: Mary Poppins Returns
School subject: Recess
Wants to be a: Scientist
Vacation destination: California
Tabletop game: Dicey Peaks
Video game: Rayman Legends
Non-gaming hobbies: Hide and Seek with siblings, writing books, making games


Benjamin (Benji)
Age: 7
Color: Red
Food: Mac and Cheese
Book: anything about animals
Music: the Beatles
Movie: Ralph Breaks the Internet
School subject: Math
Wants to be an: Inventor
Vacation destination: the beach
Tabletop game: Monopoly Junior
Video game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Non-gaming hobbies: Lego, arts and crafts


Genevieve (Gigi)
Age: 3 1/2
Color: Pink
Food: Mac and Cheese
Book: Daniel Tiger
Music: Twinkle, Twinkle Christmas Star
Movie: Smurfs
School subject: Singing
Wants to be a: ...no answer. She justs wants to play.
Vacation destination: anywhere in the car.
Tabletop game: Shark Bite
Video game: Wake Up with Shrek and Friends
Non-gaming hobbies: singing, dancing, unicorns


Gabriel (Papa)
Age: 39
Color: Green
Food: pretty much any sandwich (torta, Cubano, French dip, cheeseburger, etc)
Book: Vonnegut, Steinbeck, Lawhead, Tolkien
Music: Punk, Jazz, Reggae, Bluegrass...pretty much anything
Movie: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
School subject: Physics
Wants to be a: Dad of the Year
Vacation destination: Sequoia National Park
Tabletop game: Settlers of Catan
Video game: World of Warcraft
Non-gaming hobbies: woodworking, stringed instruments, hiking and camping, cat wrangling

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